Russia will launch three GLONASS /global navigation satellite system/ satellites in December, Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Thursday.
"We are planning a launch of three satellites of the GLONASS system on December 25, which will bring the number of GLONASS units to 17. They are new generation spacecraft with a life cycle of 7 years," Ivanov said when answering an Itar-Tass question.